Step 1:
The first step to converting 8291578.605426 to a fraction is to re-write 8291578.605426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 8291578.605426 can be written as simply 8291578.605426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 8291578.605426, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8291578.605426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 8291578.605426/1 each by 1000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 8291578.605426 as a fraction:
8291578/1 / 1